Current-motor.



B. WILLIAMS & T. H. NORMAN.

CURRENT MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11. 1913.

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IDAHO.

OURRENT-1VIOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed November 11, 1913. Serial No. 800,372.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BENNETT WILLIAMS and THOMAS II. NORMAN, of Coeur dAlene, in the county of Kootenai and State of 5 Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Current-Motors; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in current motors,the object of the lnventlon being to provide a simple and eflicient mechanlsm whereby the force of the current of a flowing stream may be easily and effectively converted into mechanical energy to continuously drive machinery for any purpose.

With this object in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 a current motor embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

The motor may be located upon piles, a platform or a small island located in the so {center of a stream so that the force of the flowing water shall be equal in its operation on the two paddles which constitute the water-engaging elements of the motor.

1 represents a suitable frame, in which a vertically-disposed oscillatory standard 2 is pivotally supported. The standard 2 is bifurcated for the accommodation of a beam 3, which is disposed horizontally, and the central portion of this beam is pivotally attached to the standard so as to be capable of vertical oscillation. The beam is pro vided at its ends with vertically disposed paddles H and said beam is so pivotally supported that one arm of said beam will normally balance the other arm. Each paddle is provided at its outer end with a blade 5 disposed at approximately fortyfive degrees to the longitudinal axis of the paddle, for a purpose which will be hereinafter more fully explained. Power is taken from the beam by means of pitmen 6-6 attached to said beam at respective sides of its pivotal connection with the oscillatory standard, the other ends of said itrgen beof a shaft 8. If desired this shaft may be provided with a fly-wheel 9 and any suitable gearing may be provided for transmitting power from said shaft to machinery to be driven. When the paddle on the end of one of the beam-arms is caused to engage the water the other paddle will be raised entirely clear of the water. The force of the flowing water engaging the depressed paddle will cause the beam to swing horizontally and when the beam shall have completed its stroke, the pressure of the water against the diagonal blade will cause the paddle to rise, thus causing the beam to turn on its pivotal connection with the standard 2, and opposite arm of said beam to lower and bring its paddle (which is now at the beginning of its stroke) to engage the water, so that the force of the water, acting on this paddle will again swing the beam and return the first paddle to its starting position. These oscillations of the beam will continue, and the power thus developed will be imparted to the crank shaft 8.

Having fully described ourinvention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a current motor, the combination of a. horizontally swinging beam pivotally supported to rock vertically, a paddle carried by said beam, a diagonally disposed blade on said paddle to engage the water and divert the paddle upwardly from the water, a member to be driven, and rigid driving connections between the latter and said beam.

2. In a current motor, the combination with a swinging beam pivotally supported between its ends to rock vertically, paddles at respective ends of said beam, blades on said paddles and cooperable with the water to cause the beam to rock vertically and operate automatically to raise one paddle and lower the other, rigid driving connections between the latter and said beam.

3. In a current motor, the combination with a vertically disposed oscillatory standard, of an approximately horizontal beam pivotally attached between its ends to said standard, paddles at respective ends of the beam, diagonal blades connected with the beam for cooperating with the water to raise the paddles alternately, a member to be driven, and rigid driving connections between the latter and said beam.

4:. In a current motor, the combination with a vertical oscillatory standard, of an In testimony whereof, we have signed this 10 spec1ficat1on 1n the presence of two subscribmg witnesses.

BENNETT WILLIAMS. THOMAS H. NORMAN.

approximately horizontal beam pivotally connected between its ends with said standard paddles carried by said beam, devices on said paddles for coiiperation with the water to oscillate said beam vertically, a crank shaft, and pitmen connecting the cranks of said shaft with the beam at respective sides of the connection of the lat ter with the oscillatory standard.

WVitnesses:

BERT A. REED, DAVID M. CATHOART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

